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Evenshaug, Stale Jan
🇳🇴FIDE 1534882· Male· Norway· Born in 1967
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Stale Jan Evenshaug, a 59-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1552 — just 18 short of his peak of 1570 (Mar 2024, age 57). He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 13 months (2021–2023) and 16 months (2024–2026). Recent appearances: Ostlandsserien div 3 D 2025-2026 R 4 and Ostlandsserien div 2 B 2025-2026 R 2. Also played 1 rapid event (including Arendal hurtig grand prix 2025) recently.
Current rating
1552
Standard
Rpd1503·Blz1411
All-time high
1570
−18 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 57
Mar 2024 · age 57
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#165,478
#165,478 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
100 career games
at age 59
Jan 2026
2024
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1548 → returned at 1557
Aug 2024
Best 12-month gain (+279 Elo)
1291 → 1570
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 57
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 57
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1570
at age 57 · −18 from today
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+4
1548 → 1552
Tournaments
2
2 games
Score
1/ 250.0%
1W0D1L
Top 1 win
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #11 | 964 | -5.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #5 | 2295 | +8.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHavard Gunnerud
🇳🇴NOR·1584
+5 −5 =1
11 games·last met Sep 2017
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vsRainer Isaksen
🇳🇴NOR
+2 −5 =1
8 games·last met Sep 2017
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vsAmadeus Hestvik EvenshaugCM
🇳🇴NOR·2211
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Dec 2022
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vsMonica Hestvik
🇳🇴NOR·1577
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Dec 2022
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vsHelge Fischer Pedersen
🇳🇴NOR·1585
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Oct 2021
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Rankings
/
Norway
#1,685
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#107,763
in continent
World
#165,456
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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